Jailbreak

Jailbreaking is the process by which full execute and write access is obtained on all the partitions of the Apple TV, iPad, iPad mini, iPhone or iPod touch. It is done by patching /private/etc/fstab to mount the System partition as 'read-write'. This is entirely different from an unlock. Jailbreaking is the first action that must be taken before things like unofficial activation (hacktivation), and unofficial unlocking can be applied.

Older jailbreaks also included modifying the AFC service (used by iTunes to access the filesystem) to give full filesystem access from root. This was later updated to create a new service (AFC2) that allows access to the full filesystem.

Modern jailbreaks now include patching the kernel to get around code signing and other restrictions. These are called Kernel Patches.

Note: The legality of jailbreaking your device varies with each country/region. Wikipedia has a summary of legality for some countries.

Types of Jailbreaks

When a device is booting, it loads Apple's own kernel initially, so a jailbroken device must be exploited and have the kernel patched each time it is booted up.

An untethered jailbreak uses exploits that are powerful enough to allow the user to turn their device off and back on at will, with the device starting up completely, and the kernel will be patched without the help of a computer – in other words, it will be jailbroken even after each reboot.

However, some jailbreaks are tethered. A tethered jailbreak is only able to temporarily jailbreak the device during a single boot. If the user turns the device off and then boots it back up without the help of a jailbreak tool, the device will no longer be running a patched kernel, and it may get stuck in a partially started state, such as Recovery Mode. In order for the device to start completely and with a patched kernel, it must be "re-jailbroken" with a computer (using the "boot tethered" feature of a tool) each time it is turned on. All changes to the files on the device (such as installed package files or edited system files) will persist between reboots, including changes that can only function if the device is jailbroken (such as installed package files).

In more recent years, two other solutions have been created - semi-tethered and semi-untethered.

A semi-tethered solution is one where the device is able to start up on its own, but it will no longer have a patched kernel, and therefore will not be able to run modified code. It will, however, still be usable for normal functions, just like stock iOS. To start with a patched kernel, the user must start the device with the help of the jailbreak tool.

A semi-untethered jailbreak gives the ability to start the device on it's own. On first boot, the device will not be running a patched kernel. However, rather than having to run a tool from a computer to apply the kernel patches, the user is able to re-jailbreak their device with the help of an app (usually sideloaded using Cydia Impactor) running on their device. In the case of the iOS 9.2-9.3.3 jailbreak, a Safari-based exploit was available, thereby meaning a website could be used to rejailbreak.

In more detail: Each iOS device has a bootchain that tries to make sure only trusted/signed code is loaded. A device with a tethered jailbreak is able to boot up with the help of a jailbreaking tool because the tool executes exploits via USB that bypass parts of that "chain of trust", bootstrapping to a pwned (no signature check) iBSS, iBEC, or iBoot to finish the boot process.

Jailbreak Tools

Untethered or semi-untethered jailbreaks are shown with a green 'yes'. Tethered or semi-tethered jailbreaks will be stated in a yellow box. Beta Firmwares are not listed here.

iPhone OS

1.x

iPhone OS	Jailbreak Tool	Tool Version	Device
iPhone OS	Jailbreak Tool	Tool Version	iPhone	iPod touch
1.0	AppTapp Installer	1.0	Yes	N/A
	iBrickr	0.5-0.91
	iLiberty+	1.3.0.113
1.0.1	AppTapp Installer	1.0	Yes	N/A
1.0.1	iBrickr	0.5-0.91	Yes	N/A
1.0.2	AppTapp Installer	1.0	Yes	N/A
1.0.2	iBrickr	0.6-0.91	Yes	N/A
1.1	No Tool Available		N/A	No
1.1.1	The libTiff Exploit		Yes^{[1.x 1]}
1.1.2	OktoPrep + touchFree		Yes^{[1.x 2]}
1.1.3	iLiberty / iLiberty+	1.3.0.113	Yes
	Soft Upgrade		Yes^{[1.x 3]}
	ZiPhone	3.0	Yes
1.1.4	iLiberty / iLiberty+	1.3.0.113	Yes
	PwnageTool	1.1
	ZiPhone	3.0
1.1.5	iLiberty / iLiberty+	1.3.0.113	N/A	Yes
1.1.5	ZiPhone	3.0	N/A	Yes

^ A maliciously-crafted TIFF, using the libTiff Exploit, loaded into Safari, can be used to jailbreak iPhone OS 1.1.1. There are several of these TIFFs available - two of the most notable include planetbeing's and AppSnapp. However, both of these services are now offline, so cannot be used. Even so, a user could still create their own TIFF and payload in order to jailbreak 1.1.1.
^ It was previously possible to jailbreak 1.1.2 using OktoPrep alongside touchFree. However, the original package repository for OktoPrep through Installer.app has been taken offline. A user would need to find the original package file for OktoPrep and install it manually in order to jailbreak 1.1.2.
^ It was previously possible to jailbreak 1.1.3 using Soft Upgrade, but this is no longer possible due to the package repository being taken offline. A user would need to find the original package file for Soft Upgrade and install it manually to jailbreak 1.1.3 using this method.

2.x

iPhone OS	Jailbreak Tool	Tool Version	Device
iPhone OS	Jailbreak Tool	Tool Version	iPhone	iPhone 3G	iPod touch	iPod touch (2nd generation)
2.0	PwnageTool	2.0-2.0.3	Yes			N/A
2.0	QuickPwn	RC3-2.2.5	Yes	No	Yes	N/A
2.0.1	PwnageTool	2.0.2-2.0.3	Yes			N/A
2.0.1	QuickPwn	RC3-2.2.5	Yes	No	Yes	N/A
2.0.2	PwnageTool	2.0.3	Yes			N/A
2.0.2	QuickPwn	RC3-2.2.5	Yes	No	Yes	N/A
2.1	PwnageTool	2.1-2.2.5	Yes			N/A
2.1	QuickPwn	2.1-2.2.5	Yes	No	Yes	N/A
2.1.1	redsn0w Lite		N/A			Tethered^{[2.x 1]}
2.2	PwnageTool	2.2-2.2.5	Yes			No
2.2	QuickPwn	2.2-2.2.5	Yes	No	Yes	No
2.2.1	PwnageTool	2.2.1-2.2.5	Yes			No
	QuickPwn	2.2.1-2.2.5	Yes	No	Yes	No
	redsn0w	0.3	No			Yes

^ Tethered for devices running the old bootrom only. Will not work for devices on the new bootrom (new bootrom devices cannot run iPhoneOS 2, only 3).

3.x

iPhone OS	Jailbreak Tool	Tool Version	Device
iPhone OS	Jailbreak Tool	Tool Version	iPad	iPhone	iPhone 3G	iPhone 3GS	iPod touch	iPod touch (2nd generation)	iPod touch (3rd generation)
3.0	ipwndfu		N/A	No		Yes	No		N/A
	purplera1n	1.0		Yes	No	Yes
	PwnageTool	3.0		Yes		No	Yes	No
	redsn0w	0.8-0.9.3		Yes
3.0.1	ipwndfu		N/A	No		Yes	N/A
3.0.1	redsn0w	0.8-0.9.3	N/A	Yes			N/A
3.1	blackra1n	1.0	N/A	Yes		Yes^{[3.x 1]}	N/A
	ipwndfu			No		Yes
	PwnageTool	3.1-3.1.3		Yes		No
	redsn0w	0.9.2-0.9.3		Yes		Yes^{[3.x 1]}
3.1.1	blackra1n	1.0	N/A				Yes	Tethered
	PwnageTool	3.1						No
	PwnageTool	3.1.3						Yes	No
	redsn0w	0.9.3						Yes^{[3.x 2]}	Tethered
3.1.2	blackra1n	1.0	N/A	Yes		Yes^{[3.x 1]}	Yes	Tethered
	ipwndfu			No		Yes	No
	PwnageTool	3.1.4-3.1.5		Yes		Yes			No
	redsn0w	0.9.2-0.9.3		Yes		Yes^{[3.x 1]}	Yes	Yes^{[3.x 2]}	Tethered
	sn0wbreeze	Public Beta-2.9.14		No	Yes		Yes	No
	Spirit	1.0		No	Yes		No
	Star (JailbreakMe 2.0)			Yes				No
3.1.3	blackra1n	1.0	N/A	Yes		Yes^{[3.x 1]}	Yes	No
	ipwndfu			No		Yes	No
	PwnageTool	3.1.5		Yes					No
	redsn0w	0.9.4		Yes		Yes^{[3.x 1]}	Yes	Yes^{[3.x 2]}	No
	sn0wbreeze	1.5-2.9.14		No	Yes		Yes
	Spirit	1.0		No	Yes		No	Yes
	Star (JailbreakMe 2.0)			Yes
3.2	sn0wbreeze	???-2.9.14	Yes	N/A
	Spirit	1.0
	Star (JailbreakMe 2.0)
3.2.1	sn0wbreeze	???-2.9.14	Yes	N/A
3.2.1	Star (JailbreakMe 2.0)		Yes	N/A
3.2.2	greenpois0n	RC4	Yes	N/A
	limera1n	1.0
	PwnageTool	4.1-4.1.3
	redsn0w	0.9.6b2-0.9.11b4
	sn0wbreeze	2.1-2.9.14
	Star (JailbreakMe 2.0)		Yes^{[3.x 3]}

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Tethered jailbreak for any iPhone 3GS with the new bootrom. Untethered for the old bootrom.
^ ^a ^b ^c Tethered jailbreak for any iPod touch (2nd generation) with the new bootrom. Untethered for the old bootrom.
^ Star can be modified to support 3.2.2, because Apple did not correctly patch the exploits used.

iOS

4.x

iOS	Jailbreak Tool	Tool Version	Device
iOS	Jailbreak Tool	Tool Version	iPad	iPad 2	iPhone 3G	iPhone 3GS	iPhone 4 (iPhone3,1)	iPhone 4 (iPhone3,3)	iPod touch (2nd generation)	iPod touch (3rd generation)	iPod touch (4th generation)
4.0	ipwndfu		N/A		No	Yes	No	N/A	No		N/A
	limera1n	1.0			No	Yes			No	Yes
	PwnageTool	4.0-4.01			Yes	Yes^{[4.x_i 1]}	No		Yes^{[4.x_i 2]}	No
	redsn0w	0.9.5b3-0.9.6b3			Yes	No			Yes^{[4.x_i 2]}	No
	sn0wbreeze	1.6-2.9.14			Yes				Yes
	Star (JailbreakMe 2.0)				Yes				Yes
4.0.1	ipwndfu		N/A		No	Yes	No	N/A
	limera1n	1.0				Yes
	PwnageTool	4.0				Yes^{[4.x_i 1]}^{[4.x_i 3]}	No
	redsn0w	0.9.5b3-0.9.6b3			Yes	No
	sn0wbreeze	1.6-2.9.14			Yes
	Star (JailbreakMe 2.0)				Yes
4.0.2	ipwndfu		N/A		No	Yes	No	N/A	No		N/A
	limera1n	1.0				Yes			No	Yes
	PwnageTool	4.0				Yes^{[4.x_i 1]}^{[4.x_i 3]}	No		No
	redsn0w	0.9.5b3/0.9.6b3			Yes	No			Yes^{[4.x_i 2]}	No
	sn0wbreeze	2.0.2-2.9.14			Yes				Yes
	Star (JailbreakMe 2.0)				Yes^{[4.x_i 4]}				Yes^{[4.x_i 4]}
4.1	greenpois0n	RC5-RC6.1	Yes	N/A	No	Yes		N/A	Yes
	ipwndfu		No			Yes	No		No
	limera1n	1.0	Yes			Yes			Yes
	PwnageTool	4.1-4.1.3			Yes		No
	redsn0w	0.9.6b1-0.9.10b8b			Yes
	sn0wbreeze	2.1-2.9.5			Yes
	Star (JailbreakMe 2.0)		Yes^{[4.x_i 4]}		Yes^{[4.x_i 4]}				Yes^{[4.x_i 4]}
4.2.1	greenpois0n	RC5-RC6.1	Yes	N/A	No	Yes		N/A	Yes
	ipwndfu				No	Yes	No		No
	PwnageTool	4.2			Yes				No	Yes
	redsn0w	0.9.6b1-0.9.11b4							Yes
	sn0wbreeze	2.2-2.9.14							Yes
	Star (JailbreakMe 2.0)		Yes^{[4.x_i 4]}		Yes^{[4.x_i 4]}				Yes^{[4.x_i 4]}
4.2.5	Star (JailbreakMe 2.0)		N/A					Yes^{[4.x_i 4]}	N/A
4.2.6	greenpois0n	RC5 b4-RC6.1	N/A					Yes	N/A
	PwnageTool	4.2
	redsn0w	0.9.6rc9-0.9.10b8b
	Saffron (JailbreakMe 3.0)
	sn0wbreeze	2.2-2.9.14
	Star (JailbreakMe 2.0)							Yes^{[4.x_i 4]}
	unthredeh4il							Yes
4.2.7	redsn0w	0.9.8b2-0.9.10b8b	N/A					Yes	N/A
	Saffron (JailbreakMe 3.0)
	sn0wbreeze	2.6-2.9.14
	Star (JailbreakMe 2.0)							Yes^{[4.x_i 4]}
	unthredeh4il							Yes
4.2.8	PwnageTool	4.2	N/A					Yes	N/A
	redsn0w	0.9.6rc18-0.9.10b8b
	Saffron (JailbreakMe 3.0)
	sn0wbreeze	2.7-2.9.14
	Star (JailbreakMe 2.0)							Yes^{[4.x_i 4]}
	unthredeh4il							Yes
4.2.9	redsn0w	0.9.8b3-0.9.10b8b	N/A					Tethered	N/A
	Star (JailbreakMe 2.0)							Yes^{[4.x_i 4]}
	unthredeh4il							Yes
4.2.10	redsn0w	0.9.8b7-0.9.10b8b	N/A					Tethered	N/A
	Star (JailbreakMe 2.0)							Yes^{[4.x_i 4]}
	unthredeh4il							Yes
4.3	ipwndfu		No		N/A	Yes	No	N/A		No
	PwnageTool	4.2	No			Yes^{[4.x_i 3]}^{[4.x_i 5]}	Tethered^{[4.x_i 3]}			No
	redsn0w	0.9.6rc9-0.9.11b4	Tethered	No		Yes				Tethered
	Saffron (JailbreakMe 3.0)		Yes							Yes
	sn0wbreeze	2.3b4-2.9.14	Yes							Yes
	Star (JailbreakMe 2.0)		Yes^{[4.x_i 4]}			Yes^{[4.x_i 4]}				Yes^{[4.x_i 4]}
	unthredeh4il		Yes			Yes				Yes
4.3.1	ipwndfu		No		N/A	Yes	No	N/A		No
	PwnageTool	4.3	Yes	No		Yes				Yes
	redsn0w	0.9.6rc9-0.9.11b4								Yes
	Saffron (JailbreakMe 3.0)									No	Yes
	sn0wbreeze	2.5-2.9.14								Yes
	unthredeh4il									Yes
4.3.2	ipwndfu		No		N/A	Yes	No	N/A		No
	PwnageTool	4.3.2	Yes	No		Yes				Yes
	redsn0w	0.9.6rc13-0.9.11b4
	Saffron (JailbreakMe 3.0)
	sn0wbreeze	2.6-2.9.14
	unthredeh4il
4.3.3	ipwndfu		No		N/A	Yes	No	N/A		No
	PwnageTool	4.3.3-4.3.3.1	Yes	No		Yes				Yes
	redsn0w	0.9.6rc16-0.9.11b4	Yes	No
	Saffron (JailbreakMe 3.0)		Yes
	sn0wbreeze	2.7-2.9.14	Yes	No
	unthredeh4il		Yes	No
4.3.4	ipwndfu		No	No	N/A	Yes	No	N/A		No
	redsn0w	0.9.8b3-0.9.11b4	Tethered			Tethered				Tethered
	unthredeh4il		Yes			Yes				Yes
	unthredera1n		Yes			Yes				Yes
4.3.5	ipwndfu		No	No	N/A	Yes	No	N/A		No
	redsn0w	0.9.8b7-0.9.11b4	Tethered			Tethered				Tethered
	unthredeh4il		Yes			Yes				Yes
	unthredera1n		Yes			Yes				Yes

^ ^a ^b ^c Will only work for iPhone 3GS running the old bootrom.
^ ^a ^b Will only work for iPod touch (2nd generation) running the old bootrom.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d An unofficial firmware bundle for this version must be manually added.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q Star can be modified to support 4.0.2-4.3, because Apple did not correctly patch the exploits used.
^ Tethered jailbreak for any iPhone 3GS with the new bootrom. Untethered for the old bootrom.

Apple TV

Note: "Marketing Version" is the version that the Apple TV reports in its "About" screen.

Marketing Version	iOS Version	Jailbreak Tool	Tool Version	Device
Marketing Version	iOS Version	Jailbreak Tool	Tool Version	Apple TV (2nd generation)
4.0	4.1	greenpois0n	RC6	Yes^{[4.x_atv 1]}
		limera1n	1.0
		PwnageTool	4.1
		Seas0nPass	?	Yes
		sn0wbreeze	2.1	Yes^{[4.x_atv 1]}
		unthredeh4il		Yes^{[4.x_atv 1]}
4.1	4.2	PwnageTool	?	Yes^{[4.x_atv 2]}
		Seas0nPass	?	Yes
		unthredeh4il		Yes
4.1.1	4.2.1	greenpois0n	RC6-RC6.1	Yes
		PwnageTool	4.2
		Seas0nPass	0.6.7 (Mac)
		Seas0nPass	? (Windows)
		unthredeh4il
4.2	4.3	Seas0nPass	0.7.2 (Mac)	Yes
		Seas0nPass	? (Windows)
		unthredeh4il
4.2.1	4.3	PwnageTool	4.3-4.3.3.1	Yes
		redsn0w	0.9.6rc16
		Seas0nPass	0.7.3 (Mac)
		Seas0nPass	0.3.7.13.2017 (Windows)
		sn0wbreeze	2.5-2.7.1
		unthredeh4il
4.2.2	4.3	PwnageTool	4.3-4.3.3.1	Yes^{[4.x_atv 2]}
		Seas0nPass	0.7.6.??? (Mac)	Yes
		Seas0nPass	0.3.13.2017 (Windows)
		unthredeh4il
4.3		Seas0nPass	0.7.8.??? (Mac)	Yes
		Seas0nPass	0.3.29.???? (Windows)
		unthredeh4il

^ ^a ^b No package management GUI.
^ ^a ^b A firmware bundle for this version must be manually added.

5.x

iOS	Jailbreak Tool	Tool Version	Device
iOS	Jailbreak Tool	Tool Version	iPad	iPad 2	iPad (3rd generation)	iPhone 3GS	iPhone 4	iPhone 4S	iPod touch (3rd generation)	iPod touch (4th generation)
5.0	Absinthe	0.1-0.4	No		N/A	No		Yes	No
	Ac1dSn0w	Beta 1-Beta 2	Tethered	No		Tethered		No		Tethered
	ipwndfu		No			Yes	No
	PwnageTool	4.3.3^{[5.x_i 1]}	Tethered	No		No	Tethered	No
	redsn0w	0.9.9b3-0.9.11b4				Tethered		No	Tethered
	sn0wbreeze	2.8b8				Tethered			Tethered
	unthredeh4il		Yes			Yes			Yes
	unthredera1n		Yes			Yes			Yes
5.0.1	Absinthe	0.1-0.4	No	Yes	N/A	No		Yes	No
	Ac1dSn0w	Beta 1-Beta 2	Tethered	No		Tethered		No		Tethered
	ipwndfu		No			Yes	No
	PwnageTool	5.0.1	Yes	No		Yes		No	Yes
	redsn0w	0.9.10b4-0.9.11b4	Yes			Yes
	sn0wbreeze	2.8b11-2.9.14	Yes	No		Yes		No	Yes
	unthredeh4il
	unthredera1n
5.1	ipwndfu		No			Yes	No
	redsn0w	0.9.10b6-0.9.11b4	Yes	No		Tethered		No	Tethered
	sn0wbreeze	2.9.2-2.9.3				Tethered			Tethered
	unthredeh4il					Yes			Yes
	unthredera1n					Yes			Yes
5.1.1	Absinthe	2.0-2.0.4	Yes
	cinject	0.5.3-0.5.4	Yes
	ipwndfu		No			Yes	No
	PwnageTool	5.1.1	Yes	No		Yes		No
	redsn0w	0.9.12b1-0.9.14b2	Yes
	sn0wbreeze	2.9.6-2.9.14	Yes	No		Yes		No	Yes
	unthredeh4il
	unthredera1n

^ A firmware bundle for this version must be manually added.

Apple TV

Note: "Marketing Version" is the version that the Apple TV reports in its "About" screen.

Marketing Version	iOS Version	Jailbreak Tool	Tool Version	Device
Marketing Version	iOS Version	Jailbreak Tool	Tool Version	Apple TV (2nd generation)
4.4	5.0	Seas0nPass	0.7.9.??? (Mac)	Tethered
		Seas0nPass	0.3.37.???? (Windows)	Tethered
		unthredeh4il		Yes
4.4.1	5.0	Seas0nPass	0.7.9.210 (Mac)	Tethered
		Seas0nPass	0.3.37.???? (Windows)	Tethered
		unthredeh4il		Yes
4.4.2	5.0	Seas0nPass	0.7.9.230 (Mac)	Tethered
		Seas0nPass	0.3.42.3335 (Windows)	Tethered
		unthredeh4il		Yes
4.4.3	5.0.1	Seas0nPass	0.7.9.270 (Mac)	Yes
		Seas0nPass	0.3.44.???? (Windows)
		unthredeh4il
4.4.4	5.0.1	Seas0nPass	0.7.9.290 (Mac)	Yes
		Seas0nPass	0.3.45.4035 (Windows)
		unthredeh4il
5.0	5.1	Seas0nPass	0.8.3.470 (Mac)	Tethered
		Seas0nPass	0.8.3.5592 (Windows)	Tethered
		unthredeh4il		Yes
5.0.1	5.1.1	PwnageTool	5.1.1^{[5.x_atv 1]}	Tethered
		Seas0nPass	0.8.4.518 (Mac)	Yes
		Seas0nPass	0.8.4.6306 (Windows)
		unthredeh4il
5.0.2	5.1.1	Seas0nPass	0.8.6.565 (Mac)	Yes
		Seas0nPass	0.8.6.7558 (Windows)
		unthredeh4il

^ No package management GUI.

6.x

iOS	Jailbreak Tool	Tool Version	Device
iOS	Jailbreak Tool	Tool Version	iPad 2	iPad (3rd generation)	iPad (4th generation)	iPad mini	iPhone 3GS	iPhone 4	iPhone 4S	iPhone 5	iPod touch (4th generation)	iPod touch (5th generation)
6.0	evasi0n	1.0-1.5.3	Yes
	ipwndfu		No				Yes	No
	redsn0w	0.9.15b1^{[6.x_i 1]}-0.9.15b3^{[6.x_i 1]}					Yes^{[6.x_i 1]}	Tethered	No		Tethered	No
	sn0wbreeze	2.9.8-2.9.14					Yes		No		Yes	No
6.0.1	evasi0n	1.0-1.5.3	Yes
	ipwndfu		No				Yes	No
	redsn0w	0.9.15b1^{[6.x_i 2]}-0.9.15b3^{[6.x_i 2]}					Yes^{[6.x_i 2]}	Tethered^{[6.x_i 2]}	No		Tethered^{[6.x_i 2]}	No
	sn0wbreeze	2.9.8-2.9.14					Yes		No		Yes	No
6.0.2	evasi0n	1.0-1.5.3	N/A			Yes	N/A			Yes	N/A
6.1	evasi0n	1.0-1.5.3	Yes
	ipwndfu		No				Yes	No
	redsn0w	0.9.15b1^{[6.x_i 2]}-0.9.15b3^{[6.x_i 2]}					Yes^{[6.x_i 2]}	Tethered^{[6.x_i 2]}	No		Tethered^{[6.x_i 2]}	No
	sn0wbreeze	2.9.8-2.9.14					Yes		No		Yes	No
6.1.1	evasi0n	1.3-1.5.3	N/A						Yes	N/A
6.1.2	evasi0n	1.4-1.5.3	Yes
	ipwndfu		No				Yes	No
	redsn0w	0.9.15b1^{[6.x_i 2]}-0.9.15b3^{[6.x_i 2]}					Yes^{[6.x_i 2]}	Tethered^{[6.x_i 2]}	No		Tethered^{[6.x_i 2]}	No
	sn0wbreeze	2.9.10-2.9.14					Yes		No		Yes	No
6.1.3	ipwndfu		No				Yes	No
	p0sixspwn	1.0-1.0.8	Yes
	redsn0w	0.9.15b1^{[6.x_i 3]}-0.9.15b3^{[6.x_i 3]}	No				Yes^{[6.x_i 3]}	Tethered^{[6.x_i 3]}	No		Tethered^{[6.x_i 3]}	No
	sn0wbreeze	2.9.14^{[6.x_i 4]}	No				Tethered^{[6.x_i 4]}		No		Tethered^{[6.x_i 4]}	No
6.1.4	p0sixspwn	1.0-1.0.8	N/A							Yes	N/A
6.1.5	p0sixspwn	1.0-1.0.8	N/A								Yes	N/A
6.1.5	redsn0w	0.9.15b1^{[6.x_i 3]}-0.9.15b3^{[6.x_i 3]}	N/A								Tethered^{[6.x_i 3]}	N/A
6.1.6	ipwndfu		N/A				Yes	N/A			No	N/A
	p0sixspwn	1.0.8					Yes				Yes
	redsn0w	0.9.15b1^{[6.x_i 3]}-0.9.15b3^{[6.x_i 3]}					Tethered^{[6.x_i 3]}				Tethered^{[6.x_i 3]}

^ ^a ^b ^c Tethered jailbreak on devices not vulnerable to 0x24000 Segment Overflow. Upgradable to untethered jailbreak via evasi0n Cydia package.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o Tethered jailbreak on devices not vulnerable to 0x24000 Segment Overflow. Requires pointing to 6.0 IPSW. Upgradable to untethered jailbreak via evasi0n Cydia package.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l Tethered jailbreak on devices not vulnerable to 0x24000 Segment Overflow. Requires pointing to 6.0 IPSW. Upgradable to untethered jailbreak via p0sixspwn Cydia package.
^ ^a ^b ^c Tethered jailbreak on devices not vulnerable to 0x24000 Segment Overflow. Upgradable to untethered jailbreak via p0sixspwn Cydia package.

Apple TV

Note: "Marketing Version" is the version that the Apple TV reports in its "About" screen.

Marketing Version	iOS Version	Jailbreak Tool	Tool Version	Device
Marketing Version	iOS Version	Jailbreak Tool	Tool Version	Apple TV (2nd generation)	Apple TV (3rd generation) (AppleTV3,1)	Apple TV (3rd generation) (AppleTV3,2)
5.1	6.0	evasi0n	1.0-1.5.3	Yes	No	N/A
		redsn0w	0.9.15b1	Tethered
		Seas0nPass	0.8.?	Yes
5.1.1	6.0.1	evasi0n	1.0-1.5.3	Yes	No	N/A
		redsn0w	0.9.15b3^{[6.x_atv 1]}	Tethered
		Seas0nPass	0.8.?	Yes
5.2	6.1	evasi0n	1.0-1.5.3	Yes	No
		redsn0w	0.9.15b3^{[6.x_atv 1]}	Tethered
		Seas0nPass	0.8.9.655 (Mac)	Yes
		Seas0nPass	0.8.9.11241 (Windows)	Yes
5.2.1	6.1.3	redsn0w	0.9.15b3^{[6.x_atv 1]}	Tethered	No
		p0sixspwn	1.0-1.0.8	No
		Seas0nPass	0.9.?	Yes
5.3	6.1.4	redsn0w	0.9.15b3^{[6.x_atv 1]}	Tethered	No
		p0sixspwn	1.0-1.0.8	No
		Seas0nPass	0.9.5	Yes

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Point at 6.0 IPSW.

7.x

iOS	Jailbreak Tool	Tool Version	Device
iOS	Jailbreak Tool	Tool Version	iPad 2	iPad (3rd generation)	iPad (4th generation)	iPad Air	iPad mini	iPad mini 2	iPhone 4	iPhone 4S	iPhone 5	iPhone 5c	iPhone 5s	iPod touch (5th generation)
7.0	evasi0n7^{[7.x_i 1]}	1.0-1.0.7	Yes									Yes^{[7.x_i 2]}		Yes
7.0.1	evasi0n7^{[7.x_i 1]}	1.0-1.0.7	N/A									Yes		N/A
7.0.2	evasi0n7^{[7.x_i 1]}	1.0-1.0.7	Yes
7.0.3	evasi0n7^{[7.x_i 1]}	1.0-1.0.7	Yes
7.0.4	evasi0n7^{[7.x_i 1]}	1.0-1.0.7	Yes
7.0.5	evasi0n7^{[7.x_i 1]}	1.0.5-1.0.7	N/A									Yes		N/A
7.0.6	evasi0n7^{[7.x_i 1]}	1.0.6-1.0.7	Yes
7.1	Geeksn0w	2.5-2.8.3^{[7.x_i 3]}	No						Tethered	No
	Geeksn0w	2.9-2.9.1	No						Semi-Tethered	No
	Pangu	1.0.0-1.2.1	Yes
7.1.1	Geeksn0w	2.9-2.9.1	No						Semi-Tethered	No
7.1.1	Pangu	1.0.0-1.2.1	Yes
7.1.2	Geeksn0w	2.9-2.9.1	No						Semi-Tethered	No
7.1.2	Pangu	1.0.0-1.2.1	Yes

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Due to the jailbreak payload being removed from the evasi0n website, a modified version of evasi0n7 is now required for a successful jailbreak.
^ Build 11A466. Requires a hex edit of evasi0n7 binary. See this image.
^ Tethered jailbreak. "Upgradable" to semi-tethered with "GeekSn0w Semi Untether Payload" (com.blackgeek.geeksn0wsemiuntetherpayload) from geekrepo.beiphone.it.

Apple TV

Note: "Marketing Version" is the version that the Apple TV reports in its "About" screen.

Marketing Version	iOS Version	Jailbreak Tool	Tool Version	Device
Marketing Version	iOS Version	Jailbreak Tool	Tool Version	Apple TV (2nd generation)	Apple TV (3rd generation) (AppleTV3,1)	Apple TV (3rd generation) (AppleTV3,2)
6.0	7.0.1	No Tool Available		No
6.0	7.0.2	No Tool Available		No
6.0.1	7.0.3	No Tool Available		No
6.0.2	7.0.4	No Tool Available		No
6.0.2	7.0.6	No Tool Available		No
6.1	7.1	No Tool Available		No
6.1.1	7.1.1	No Tool Available		No
6.2	7.1.2	No Tool Available		No
6.2.1	7.1.2	Seas0nPass	0.9.7 beta	Tethered	No

8.x

iOS	Jailbreak Tool	Tool Version	Device
iOS	Jailbreak Tool	Tool Version	iPad 2	iPad (3rd generation)	iPad (4th generation)	iPad Air	iPad Air 2	iPad mini	iPad mini 2	iPad mini 3	iPhone 4S	iPhone 5	iPhone 5c	iPhone 5s	iPhone 6	iPhone 6 Plus	iPod touch (5th generation)	iPod touch (6th generation)
8.0	Pangu8	1.0.0-1.2.1^{[8.x_i 1]} (Windows)	Yes				N/A	Yes		Partial^{[8.x_i 2]}	Yes							N/A
	Pangu8	1.0.0 (Mac)
	PPJailbreak	1.0 (Mac)
	TaiG	1.0.0-1.2.1 (Windows)
8.0.1	Pangu8	1.0.0-1.2.1^{[8.x_i 1]} (Windows)	Yes				N/A	Yes		Partial^{[8.x_i 2]}	Yes							N/A
	Pangu8	1.0.0 (Mac)
	PPJailbreak	1.0 (Mac)
	TaiG	1.0.0-1.2.1 (Windows)
8.0.2	Pangu8	1.0.0-1.2.1^{[8.x_i 1]} (Windows)	Yes				N/A	Yes		Partial^{[8.x_i 2]}	Yes							N/A
	Pangu8	1.0.0 (Mac)
	PPJailbreak	1.0 (Mac)
	TaiG	1.0.0-1.2.1 (Windows)
8.1	Pangu8	1.0.0-1.2.1^{[8.x_i 1]} (Windows)	Yes															N/A
	Pangu8	1.0.0 (Mac)
	PPJailbreak	1.0 (Mac)
	TaiG	1.0.0-1.2.1 (Windows)
8.1.1	PPJailbreak	1.0 (Mac)	Yes															N/A
8.1.1	TaiG	1.0.0-1.2.1 (Windows)	Yes															N/A
8.1.2	PPJailbreak	1.0 (Mac)	Yes															N/A
8.1.2	TaiG	1.2.0-1.2.1 (Windows)	Yes															N/A
8.1.3	PPJailbreak	2.0.0 (Mac)	Yes															N/A
	TaiG	2.2.0-2.4.5 (Windows)
	TaiG	1.0.0-1.1.0 (Mac)
8.2	PPJailbreak	2.0.0 (Mac)	Yes															N/A
	TaiG	2.2.0-2.4.5 (Windows)
	TaiG	1.0.0-1.1.0 (Mac)
8.3	PPJailbreak	2.0.0 (Mac)	Yes															N/A
	TaiG	2.2.0-2.4.5 (Windows)
	TaiG	1.0.0-1.1.0 (Mac)
8.4	PPJailbreak	2.0.0 (Mac)	Yes
	TaiG	2.2.0-2.4.5 (Windows)
	TaiG	1.0.0-1.1.0 (Mac)
8.4.1	EtasonJB	RC2	Yes		No	No		Yes	No		Yes	No	Yes	No			Yes	No
	EtasonJB	RC3-RC4	Yes		Yes	No		Yes	No		Yes			No			Yes	No
	Home Depot	1.1 beta 1	Yes		No			Yes	No		Yes	No					Yes	No

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d 1.0.0 and 1.0.1 give SSH access only (Cydia is not installed).
^ ^a ^b ^c iPad4,7 (Wi-Fi) only.

Apple TV

Note: "Marketing Version" is the version that the Apple TV reports in its "About" screen.

Marketing Version	iOS Version	Jailbreak Tool	Tool Version	Device
Marketing Version	iOS Version	Jailbreak Tool	Tool Version	Apple TV (3rd generation) (AppleTV3,1)	Apple TV (3rd generation) (AppleTV3,2)
7.0	8.0	No Tool Available		No
7.0.1	8.1	No Tool Available		No
7.0.2	8.1.1	No Tool Available		No
7.0.3	8.1.3	No Tool Available		No
7.1	8.2	No Tool Available		No
7.2	8.3	No Tool Available		No
7.2.1	8.4.1	No Tool Available		No
7.2.2	8.4.2	No Tool Available		No

9.x

iOS	Jailbreak Tool	Tool Version	Device
iOS	Jailbreak Tool	Tool Version	iPad 2	iPad (3rd generation)	iPad (4th generation)	iPad Air	iPad Air 2	iPad Pro (12.9-inch)	iPad Pro (9.7-inch)	iPad mini	iPad mini 2	iPad mini 3	iPad mini 4	iPhone 4S	iPhone 5	iPhone 5c	iPhone 5s	iPhone 6	iPhone 6 Plus	iPhone 6s	iPhone 6s Plus	iPhone SE	iPod touch (5th generation)	iPod touch (6th generation)
9.0	Pangu9 for 9.0-9.1	1.0.0-1.3.2 (Windows)	Yes						N/A	Yes												N/A	Yes
9.0	Pangu9 for 9.0-9.1	1.0.0-1.1.1 (Mac)	Yes						N/A	Yes												N/A	Yes
9.0.1	Pangu9 for 9.0-9.1	1.0.0-1.3.2 (Windows)	Yes						N/A	Yes												N/A	Yes
9.0.1	Pangu9 for 9.0-9.1	1.0.0-1.1.1 (Mac)	Yes						N/A	Yes												N/A	Yes
9.0.2	Pangu9 for 9.0-9.1	1.0.0-1.3.2 (Windows)	Yes						N/A	Yes												N/A	Yes
9.0.2	Pangu9 for 9.0-9.1	1.0.0-1.1.1 (Mac)	Yes						N/A	Yes												N/A	Yes
9.1	Home Depot	Rev 1 - Rev 7	Yes	No					N/A	No					Partial^{[9.x 1]}	No						N/A	Yes	No
	Home Depot	RC1-RC3	Yes			No				Yes	No			Yes			No						Yes	No
	Pangu9 for 9.0-9.1	1.3.0-1.3.2 (Windows)	No			Yes				No	Yes			No			Yes						No	Yes
	Pangu9 for 9.0-9.1	1.1.0-1.1.1 (Mac)	No			Yes				No	Yes			No			Yes						No	Yes
9.2	Home Depot	Rev 1 - Rev 7	Yes	No					N/A	No				Yes	Partial^{[9.x 1]}	No						N/A	No
	Home Depot	RC1-RC3	Yes			No				Yes	No			Yes			No						Yes	No
	Pangu9 for 9.2-9.3.3	1.0.0-1.1.0	No			Yes				No	Yes			No			Yes						No	Yes
9.2.1	Home Depot	Rev 1 - Rev 7	Yes	No	Yes	No			N/A	Partial^{[9.x 2]}	No			Yes	Partial^{[9.x 1]}	Partial^{[9.x 3]}	No					N/A	No
	Home Depot	RC1-RC3	Yes			No				Yes	No			Yes			No						Yes	No
	Pangu9 for 9.2-9.3.3	1.0.0-1.1.0	No			Yes				No	Yes			No			Yes						No	Yes
9.3	Home Depot	Rev 1 - Rev 7	Yes	No										Yes	No
	Home Depot	RC1-RC3	Yes			No				Yes	No			Yes			No						Yes	No
	Pangu9 for 9.2-9.3.3	1.0.0-1.1.0	No			Yes				No	Yes			No			Yes						No	Yes
9.3.1	Home Depot	Rev 1 - Rev 7	Yes	Partial^{[9.x 4]}	No									Yes	No
	Home Depot	RC1-RC3	Yes			No				Yes	No			Yes			No						Yes	No
	Pangu9 for 9.2-9.3.3	1.0.0-1.1.0	No			Yes				No	Yes			No			Yes						No	Yes
9.3.2	Home Depot	Rev 1 - Rev 7	Yes	Partial^{[9.x 5]}	No					Partial^{[9.x 2]}	No			Yes	Partial^{[9.x 1]}	Yes	No						Yes	No
	Home Depot	RC1-RC3	Yes			No				Yes	No			Yes			No						Yes	No
	Pangu9 for 9.2-9.3.3	1.0.0-1.1.0	No			Yes				No	Yes			No			Yes						No	Yes
9.3.3	Home Depot	Rev 1 - Rev 7	Yes	Partial^{[9.x 5]}	No					Partial^{[9.x 2]}	No			Yes			No						Yes	No
	Home Depot	RC1-RC3	Yes			No				Yes	No			Yes			No						Yes	No
	Pangu9 for 9.2-9.3.3	1.0.0-1.1.0	No			Yes				No	Yes			No			Yes						No	Yes
9.3.4	Home Depot	Rev 1 - Rev 7	Yes	Partial^{[9.x 6]}	No									Yes		Partial^{[9.x 3]}	No						Yes	No
9.3.4	Home Depot	RC1-RC3	Yes			No				Yes	No			Yes			No						Yes	No
9.3.5	Phœnix	v1-v4	Yes			No				Yes	No			Yes			No						Yes	No

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d iPhone 5 (Global) (iPhone5,2) only.
^ ^a ^b ^c iPad mini (Wi-Fi) (iPad2,5) only.
^ ^a ^b iPhone 5c (GSM) (iPhone5,3) only.
^ iPad (3rd generation) (GSM) (iPad3,2) only.
^ ^a ^b iPad (3rd generation) (CDMA) (iPad3,3) only.
^ iPad (3rd generation) (Wi-Fi) (iPad3,1) only.

10.x

iOS	Jailbreak Tool	Tool Version	Device
iOS	Jailbreak Tool	Tool Version	iPad (4th generation)	iPad Air	iPad Air 2	iPad Pro (12.9-inch)	iPad Pro (9.7-inch)	iPad (5th generation)	iPad Pro (12.9-inch, 2nd generation)	iPad Pro (10.5-inch)	iPad mini 2	iPad mini 3	iPad mini 4	iPhone 5	iPhone 5c	iPhone 5s	iPhone 6	iPhone 6 Plus	iPhone 6s	iPhone 6s Plus	iPhone SE	iPhone 7	iPhone 7 Plus	iPod touch (6th generation)
10.0	No Tool Available		N/A																			No		N/A
10.0.1	extra_recipe+yaluX	beta 4	No					N/A			No											Yes		No
	PPJailbreak	2.5.1 (Windows)	No	Yes							Yes			No		Yes						No		Yes
	yalu102	beta 1	No			Yes					No								Yes			No
		beta 2-beta 6	No	Yes	No	Yes					Yes		No			Yes						No		Yes
		beta 7	No	Yes							Yes			No		Yes						No		Yes
10.0.2	extra_recipe+yaluX	beta 4	No					N/A			No											Yes		No
	PPJailbreak	2.5.1 (Windows)	No	Yes							Yes			No		Yes						No		Yes
	yalu102	beta 1	No			Yes					No								Yes			No
		beta 2-beta 6	No	Yes	No	Yes					Yes		No			Yes						No		Yes
		beta 7	No	Yes							Yes			No		Yes						No		Yes
10.0.3	extra_recipe+yaluX	beta 4	N/A																			Yes		N/A
10.1	extra_recipe+yaluX	beta 1-beta 4	No					N/A			No											Yes		No
	PPJailbreak	2.5.1 (Windows)	No	Yes							Yes			No		Yes						No		Yes
	yalu + mach_portal	beta 1-beta 3	No			Yes					No								Yes					No
	yalu102	beta 1	No			Yes					No								Yes			No
		beta 2-beta 6	No	Yes	No	Yes					Yes		No			Yes						No		Yes
		beta 7	No	Yes							Yes			No		Yes						No		Yes
10.1.1	extra_recipe+yaluX	beta 1-beta 4	No					N/A			No											Yes		No
	PPJailbreak	2.5.1 (Windows)	No	Yes							Yes			No		Yes						No		Yes
	yalu + mach_portal	beta 1-beta 3	No			Yes					No								Yes					No
	yalu102	beta 1	No			Yes					No								Yes			No
		beta 2-beta 6	No	Yes	No	Yes					Yes		No			Yes						No		Yes
		beta 7	No	Yes							Yes			No		Yes						No		Yes
10.2	PPJailbreak	2.5.1 (Windows)	No	Yes				N/A			Yes			No		Yes						No		Yes
	yalu102	beta 1	No			Yes					No								Yes			No
		beta 2-beta 6	No	Yes	No	Yes					Yes		No			Yes						No		Yes
		beta 7	No	Yes							Yes			No		Yes						No		Yes
10.2.1	Saïgon	beta 1	No		Partial^{[10.x 1]}	No		N/A			No						Yes			No	Yes	No
		beta 2	No		Yes	No		N/A			No		Yes	No			Yes					No
		beta 2 revision 1	No		Yes	No		N/A			No		Yes	No			Yes					No		Yes
10.3	No Tool Available		No						N/A		No
10.3.1	No Tool Available		No						N/A		No
10.3.2	No Tool Available		No
10.3.3	No Tool Available		No

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11.x

iOS	Jailbreak Tool	Tool Version	Device
iOS	Jailbreak Tool	Tool Version	iPad Air	iPad Air 2	iPad Pro (12.9-inch)	iPad Pro (9.7-inch)	iPad (5th generation)	iPad Pro (12.9-inch, 2nd generation)	iPad Pro (10.5-inch)	iPad mini 2	iPad mini 3	iPad mini 4	iPhone 5s	iPhone 6	iPhone 6 Plus	iPhone 6s	iPhone 6s Plus	iPhone SE	iPhone 7	iPhone 7 Plus	iPhone 8	iPhone 8 Plus	iPod touch (6th generation)
11.0	No Tool Available		No
11.0.1	No Tool Available		No
11.0.2	No Tool Available		No
11.0.3	No Tool Available		No

tvOS

9.x

tvOS	Jailbreak Tool	Tool Version	Device
tvOS	Jailbreak Tool	Tool Version	Apple TV (4th generation)
9.0	Pangu9	1.0.0	Yes
9.0.1	Pangu9	1.0.0	Yes
9.1	No Tool Available		No
9.1.1	No Tool Available		No
9.2	No Tool Available		No
9.2.1	No Tool Available		No
9.2.2	No Tool Available		No

10.x

tvOS	Jailbreak Tool	Tool Version	Device
tvOS	Jailbreak Tool	Tool Version	Apple TV (4th generation)
10.0	LiberTV	v1-v2	Yes
10.0.1	LiberTV	v1-v2	Yes
10.1	LiberTV	v1-v2	Yes
10.1.1	No Tool Available		No
10.2	No Tool Available		No
10.2.1	No Tool Available		No
10.2.2	No Tool Available		No

11.x

tvOS	Jailbreak Tool	Tool Version	Device
tvOS	Jailbreak Tool	Tool Version	Apple TV (4th generation)	Apple TV 4K
11.0	No Tool Available		No

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